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pads four the acton free press acton ontario thursday august 26th 19m visits holidays in news of week those holidaying mr wm turner and mr m thurston to hahburton over sun day mr and mrs- f j brown with the c hernngtons to london on sunday mr and mrs g scholz jack and george lo grand bend for a few days mr and mrs a w benton nu and bert and peter scholz with rev and mrs c c cochrane who arc on holidays at midland on sunday ltcol and mrs bourne motor- d north last week rev g l royal of norval preached at limehouse on sunday congratulations to mr al thorn ton who won a hammered alum inum tray for sweepstakes in glad iolus competition and also grand champion gladiolus spike at last week s guolph horticultural show recent visitors mr turner toronto mr and mrs murray thurston and family new toronto with the william i tumi a few dnjs i m d mrs v i newton and margaret barnt w th mrs newton and m s kens mr d s mcdorald and family of guelph mr and mrs angus mcdnnald and familj georgetown with thi gtsb s mrs g m robinson and son george of harrowsm th and mr and mrs e da of milton with the a w benton s mr and mrs wm wright erin mr and mrs fred nightingale and daughter rock wood mrs mckay peterborough mr and mrs arthur hill and mr and mrs fred hill and family of kingston all with the s wrights congratulations to our local new spa per w hich was awarded first for bet front page second for best all round paper and third for bast editorial page among 21 awards rmcte at the 35th annual convention of canadian weekly newspapers association in toronto on mondaj the ftc browns spent the week end at waubashene john and joe remaining for the week eden mills wms ladies aid hold august meet the august meetings or the w ms and ladits aid were held in the home of mrs w lownc with a good attendance the wms wts in charge of the president devotions were taken by mrs c lasby and mrs w lownc the stud book was given b mrs w lasby a read ng b mrs j milne and a duel b mrs w mclean and mrs r wright all of which were much enjoyed the ladies aid was in charge of mrs herb gilbertson several items of business pertaining to the plow ng match were dealt with mr- r wright gave a reading wastes a social half hour was spent at the close w lth mrs c lasbj as si sting the hostess baermmenta diapemed the ucrimrnt of the lords sunptr was dispensed in ihe chur h on sui dav nth the pastor rev fred v i hamon in charge the rtti of biptim was administered to debra lvnn daughter of mr ltd mr mtlvin hewitt john wivn s n f mr ltd mr john chimb un ind darrel dav d mn f m and mrs jack g lbert snt p- i rat n r cc wis c n duct d i vnu thursdiv even n community visitors fr e ijefi rot tii if guelph t m i ph ob tl ot r- n th am slid photo this weeks scene tumbling over the rocks in rock wood s hi pot lo park the eramosa river slices through picturesque serfings in fhis scenic area of halton s sister county wellington this short waterfall is ust one of many natural sights which add beauty to the rockwood district the bbidgk8 at tokori bj james a mlchener we have heard of americans who said we in canada didnt know there was a war on in korea ac cording to james michcner many americans completelv ignored the fact that american soldiers were in battle in the east his story brings completely to life a war which through bald newspaper accounts seemed remote while its obvious thai tht author wants people to realize that the voung nun on the streets ma easily be drafted trained sped into war and turned into heroes in a matter nf months the book is not just for people who need to know whats rung on in the world it docsn t trv to explain the tangle in korea it just tells the gripping storj of a ship its jit planes and crew rockwood tirn e i h n s cuv mr j i- b f tann o sptnt lundiv w tr his father m v iolv mr and mrs reed s ngleton of si i m uktij visited tht r on- mr c l b and mr lilv elections sports at clan reunion th 2 familv ga htnng f sm th r rr m leld a the h mi m j d mr r l di d st c iklt ts hin r- i l ii rockwood rockets end good season in connection with the ousa games thi season rockwood rock ts girls t won sevtn games ind lo 1 mm and had a good lason in a game saturdav in ihi c 1 park glen morris team won is th r dav rockwood vs hi to g elph core 16q in fiv r f the h mi it am games an all hr ugh f r this iaon r v mr d ath f h llsburgh nl 11 tht ir c at lh united irch sundnv morninfi pn bvi an curn in ih ab ro ri f td inn m bav r c nductod the v c di r ih uc m 1 t 11 r jr c nt u d a v no flower show ow it lo the drought th sum ru th r will b no horticultural everton attends convention of yp in texas mr tom fountain is attending a young peoples convention in texas mr ind mrs harry hortop and familv and mrs w h hortop accompanied mr and mrs clarenci hortop of rockwood and are away on a few days holiday miss alice fountain toronto is holidaying at the home of htr parents mr and mrs charles fountain and fimilj mr and mrs ted jestm pilsy and nancj visited sunday even mg with mr and mrs max milne rockwood mrs llojd cult ng and bay mond and mrs t cutting acton visited sundav even ng with mn george jestin recent visitors at the home of mr and mrs john alton and miss jennie tovcll were mr and mrs stanley modougall mr and mrs albert alton and ian mr and mrs robert patten diane and kenny guelph mr and mr stanley stewart and mr and mrs fred al ton rockw ood mr and mrs nelson duckett and norman visited on sunday with the formers mother who moved to guelph last week from richmond hill mr and mrs harvey jest n and bobbv v sited sunday evening with mr and mrs duncan kingsbury and catherine miss manljn parker daughter of mr and mrs archie parker is holidaving with hc grandmother mrs dan parker friends of jack weatherston vin sorry to hear of his mlsfor 1 nt fracturing his ankle while laving ball all wish him a i cdv recoverv veteran two wars w j gould dies one of actons beft known cil iceru and a veteran of two wars william j gduld passed awaj suddenly on thursday afternoon al his home on bower ave he had been in declining health for somi time but was about as usual until tht time of his death on thursdav our first vivid memory of gunntr gould was his triumphant return from the south african war where his companion stanley moore had lost his life it was a day that stands out in our mtm ones in the first world war he again enlisted and served overseas he was the first president of ac ton branch of tht canadian legion and instrumental n form ng the branch here a native of york cunl neir bramptot h spent hs bn ho 1 days w in the familj in hinove bul for ov r 50 jear alton lus been his home firmonj ars he was in tmploy i of bcirdmor ind co hi wis r ird ni lov r of sp rls ind m tail r ir act in turn ind no m n 1 al supp rtti than billy gould tht r ilm if sport in which he h msilf exitllcd was in the bowling fncn and thntukhi ul the provimi he wa fond i j known l ill divottis of thus gimi shuffle board h e beet enjoved bv him in r cent weeks as mntm led participating in sp it ls is w fe th former margaril campbell predeceased him jtirs tgo and he loaves i stepd- lighter robena clark acton a slep son boyd clark of toronto a sister miss agnes j gould of pitts burgh ptnn and step granddaugli ter mrs j adams donnui a sis ur dr margaret a gould pre deceased him to all of these warm sympathy of friends in this home community goes in their bereave ment the funeral on saturday atter noon al th victor rumlc and son funeral home was largely at tended by friends from acton and out of town service was conduct ed by hts minister rev r h armstrong of knox presbyterian church and interment was in fair view cemclerv members of ihe cinadian legion followed the cortege in marching irder and paid tribute to a fallen imrade whh the graveside service and deposited poppies on th flag d raped casket last post was ounded by bandsman elmer j smith pallbearers were legion naires fred wright j m mcdon aid george musselle and tom bennett h r gilmour and donald gilmour bell office manager honored by friends miss lyla smith the popular b 11 telephone offlci manager who is leaving to b married in ihe near future was the guest of honor at a miscellaneous showir at the home of mrs melvln burns on thursdaj evening of last week music and games were enjoyed during the evening miss smith was assisted by mrs alex orr in opining the gifts which weri numerous and beauti ful arur thanking the ladies for the gifts the bride to be was showered wrth confttti from a thi hostess served a d i lunch from a table decorated p ttk and whiti with pink favi for the guests thurs fn aug 2627 double feature three musketeers john hubbard marone lord robinson crusoeland laurel and hardy satmon aug 2830 powder river technicolor rory calhoun corinne calvert timwed aug 31 sept 1 casanova brown gary cooper teresa wright thurs frt sept 23 hianaira vincent edward yvette dugny mr walkie talkie wm tracy joe savyer 2 shows nightly show thi lou mi ird mrs maui tt st n w ro up fir tht ick i d mr and mrs m hon grier and firm v of ldenji are h davi v im mr and mrs frank dav mr ind mrs ha ry mcphednn ind fjinn of new jtrso a i h dav ng w ih mrs e d mcp d t an 1 i v e rabt lh mcph d n mr sta v ha r wh b ug iltlunrrj i h ear if u i nitt d chu ch par roil r jkumlto ortometrist 58 si georges square gurph formerly occupied by mr e p hud complete eyesight service clearance sale our storewide clearance sale of summer goods and odd unes continues this week come in and see these excellent values in mens ladies and childrens wear you will save many dollars on childrens wear for school just arrived new lines of bacmoschool ready to wear for boys and girls you will be pleased wrth the high quality and smart style of these lines you will be surprised at the moderate prices boys long pants blazers shirts sweaters girls dresses skirts jumpers blouses children s corduroy overalls jodphurs sweaters dresses august is the month for applying weed killer on lawns this month we are featuring all black leaf products at 20 discount off regular prices this includes fly tox 24 d weed killer stock spray insect repellent moth proofer and bug killer hintons dept store bj mr vrsi hi du jni t d j 1 of th p t ind bov i aid der ne 1 rbtrtjor prls t and und ms elac txn 10 tnd unde la v mcphail girl and unde al mclai dots 14 nd under dav d h wden wncle lad les m mcbjuc s rgle men rb bv vii marred ladles l lian masa ma led men edgar how den ci tie p n f mclsaac spot rce wavre hwdan k eking he li an robertson d bi- cufl edgar h wden couplei race gladys davidson and ronnie dav idaon vo unrest georxina hams oldest m marcarvt mcphatl birtbdat rav eerdell farthed way mr and mrv david mcphail and at the coe of the sports the vncepre dent n the absence of the presdent called ihe troup t order for a hon business period rolliwirg the lt of officers for ji vear 1955 prs dent david mcpha v ice- president wilmcr davidvn ecretarr teaurer l i han r ber n pirts mr ad mrs llovd campbell and mr ard mr d hender n lunch convener l jn mahi andv v w a m cermnt br k nno bu i up on the sout of th bu id ng ve etk a tor m ra kinftsot frd locke- sur mice the f r of ihe month miss trjor e craig of the publ c school taff i up frbm toronto and holidaving w th tin john hamilton and miss pearl ham lto mr and mrs fred day and fam ilv are holidaying in the algon qum district afjm cox numsmo htatmo eavestroughing pressure systems wateo softeners ptroo 25 ul mason blvo acton htvzeo hwqounajtymmi and thats no idle boast whether its for our freshdaily fruits and vege tables at our choice meat counter or for the quality food products on our shelves you get more for your money at ledgers iga through our policy of everyday low prices ledgers iga biggest and best frigidaire ever built at this look wow much qou qettfpr so irttlel fullwidth superfreezer chest fullwidth chill drawer fullwidth hydrator door shelves top to bottom butter compartment removable halfshelf lots of tall bottle 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